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Terence Blanchard learned he won a Grammy when he got off a plane [1]

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Date: 2023-02-07

New Orleans jazz trumpeter and composer Terence Blanchard won his sixth Grammy Award this week, but he didn’t find out about it until he stepped off an airplane during a stopover on his tour with famed keyboardist Herbie Hancock.

“I am both humbled and honored to have won a Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording for ‘Fire Shut Up In My Bones,’” Blanchard said in a Twitter post. “I was not able to attend this year due to being on the road with the maestro himself,” pointing to Hancock.

See more I am both humbled and honored to have won a Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording for ‘Fire Shut Up In My Bones.' I was not able to attend this year due to being on the road with the maestro himself, @herbiehancock #herbiehancock #Grammys2023 #GrammyWinner #FireShutUpInMyBones pic.twitter.com/O8iFyHDY0d — Terence Blanchard (@T_Blanchard) February 6, 2023

As Blanchard noted, the Grammy was for his opera “Fire Shut Up in My Bones,” an adaptation of New York Times columnist Charles Blow’s memoir of the same name. The opera was performed last year to rave reviews at The Metropolitan Opera in New York.

It was the first time in its 138-year history that the Metropolitan Opera had presented a work by a Black composer.

The New York Times reported that “The music, by Terence Blanchard — a jazz trumpeter also known for his scores for Spike Lee films — has earned praise from both classical and jazz critics.”

Blanchard, a New Orleans native and New Orleans Center for Creative Arts graduate, is a professor of music and the Kenny Burrell chair at the University of California, Los Angeles. He grew up in Pontchartrain Park and is an Advisory Board member of Verite.

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If you share our stories on social media, please tag us in your posts using @VeriteNewsNola on Facebook @VeriteNewsNola on Twitter. If you have any other questions, contact managing editor Tim Morris. Terence Blanchard learned he won a Grammy when he got off a plane <h1>Terence Blanchard learned he won a Grammy when he got off a plane</h1> <p class="byline">by Verite News, Verite <br />February 7, 2023</p> <p>New Orleans jazz trumpeter and composer Terence Blanchard won his sixth Grammy Award this week, but he didn’t find out about it until he stepped off an airplane during a stopover on his tour with famed keyboardist Herbie Hancock.</p> <p>“I am both humbled and honored to have won a Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording for ‘Fire Shut Up In My Bones,'” Blanchard said in a Twitter post. “I was not able to attend this year due to being on the road with the maestro himself,” pointing to Hancock. </p> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"> <div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/T_Blanchard/status/1622635774075101184 </div> </figure> <p>As Blanchard noted, the Grammy was for his opera “Fire Shut Up in My Bones,” an adaptation of New York Times columnist Charles Blow’s memoir of the same name. The opera was performed last year to rave reviews at The Metropolitan Opera in New York. </p> <p>It was the first time in its 138-year history that the Metropolitan Opera had presented a work by a Black composer.</p> <p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/05/arts/music/met-opera-fire-blanchard.html">The New York Times reported</a> that “The music, by Terence Blanchard — a jazz trumpeter also known for his scores for Spike Lee films — has earned praise from both classical and jazz critics.”</p> <p>Blanchard, a New Orleans native and New Orleans Center for Creative Arts graduate, is a professor of music and the Kenny Burrell chair at the University of California, Los Angeles. He grew up in Pontchartrain Park and is an Advisory Board member of Verite.</p> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-verite wp-block-embed-verite"> <div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://veritenews.org/join-our-mailing-list/ </div> </figure> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-verite wp-block-embed-verite"> <div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://veritenews.org/our-commitment-to-listening/ </div> </figure> This <a target="_blank" href="https://veritenews.org/2023/02/07/terence-blanchard-learned-he-won-a-grammy-when-he-got-off-a-plane/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://veritenews.org">Verite</a> and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.<img src="https://i0.wp.com/veritenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/cropped-Verite-icon.png?fit=150%2C150&ssl=1" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://veritenews.org/?republication-pixel=true&post=3928&ga=319934958" style="width:1px;height:1px;">

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